“NBC, like most of so-called mainstream media, has sharply reduced or outright eliminated its foreign newsgathering operations in the past five years. Always the most expensive and perceived by many even inside the industry as the most expendable form of reporting, foreign news gathering has taken a body blow in the dramatically changing economic environment and the digital refiguring of journalism.”

http://digitalnewsjournalist.com/2010/02/03/the-digital-future-of-foreign-reporting/